The Republic interviewed the prosecutor José Domingo Pérezwho on September 23 was mentioned in the program of Phillip Butters for alleged acts of illicit enrichment. In this context, Pérez expressed his concern about this accusation, presented as a “bomb” news item initially directed towards Gustavo Gorriti. In addition, he questioned Butters for having previously appeared at the clinic where he was. Andrés Hurtado ‘Chibolín’posing the following question: “Has that journalist who presented this alleged bomb been called to testify in the investigation against Andrés Hurtado?”
“Just as it happened in previous years, when former Minister Hernán Garrido-Lecca denounced me and the investigation had to be archived, I hope that the life decision will be made and it can also be archived,” he added.
This supposed scoop, broadcast through the Willax channel, was presented during the opening statement of the Cocktails case. The prosecutor of the Lava Jato Special Team, Jose Domingo Perezindicated that the expert accusation attributed to him was in charge of the prosecutor Regis Oliver Chávez Sánchezwho proposed carrying it out in 15 days. Pérez considered this deadline to be unreliable.
“With less than a month left (for the investigation period to end) and when I am supporting the opening statement in the Cócteles case, the prosecutor Regis Oliver Chávez Sánchez decides to do an expert activity in 15 days. And in those 15 days, which due to the experience I have here in the Public Ministry for many years, it is unlikely that a reliable result will be achieved,” the prosecutor stated for the Republic. Domingo Pérez Gómez.
José Domingo Pérez on the alleged ‘illicit enrichment’
During the interview with fiscalalso expressed his response regarding the equity imbalance attributed to him. “(…) they begin to make an observation in relation to the months in which I have had to represent the special team in activities abroad, pointing out that I have had greater expenses, but that strangely it is not included in that documentation from the administrative offices of the Public Ministry to corroborate why he made those higher expenses. In the end, the prosecutor Regis Oliver Chávez Sánchez submits a report to the Attorney General. It is in the office of the Prosecutor of the Nation and throughout this time I have tried to collect all the documentation that accredits and certifies that these expenses are duly justified and are expenses that correspond to the function and reaffirming that there is no asset imbalance.”, I point out.
“Phillip Butters starred in the mother of all ridiculous things even for the misinformation fans”
Gustavo Gorritiin an IDL article, criticized the supposed “bombshell” announced by a television presenter, which turned out to be a revelation about the prosecutor José Domingo Pérezalready known. Gorriti He pointed out that the expectation created was exaggerated and that the information did not provide significant news, highlighting the importance of more responsible communication in the media to avoid misinforming the public.
“Call it what you want: false advertising, information distortion, attempt to deactivate the case Chibolinblinding stupidity… suddenly all of the above. The result was that butters starred in the mother of all ridiculous things even for the misinformation facs.”, you can read in his article
You, readers, already know what happened. The “bomb” about Gorriti was not about Gorriti and it was not a bomb. “It was a tax investigation into an alleged imbalance in the income of prosecutor José Domingo Pérez, which had already been reported by various media and whose recent development left this alleged discrepancy between expenses and income without basis,” he said.
The supposed “bombshell” that Butters had announced turned out to be old news. Photo: diffusion
